Top-rated team nationally also leads in this week’s poll of OJHL head coaches
MISSISSAUGA, ON – The Trenton Golden Hawks are the new No. 1 in the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s (OJHL) Power Rankings.
Trenton, which is also top-ranked in the Canadian Junior Hockey League ratings this week, usurped the Leamington Flyers for top spot in the OJHL poll, the OJHL announced tonight.
The Golden Hawks (37-5-2-0) defeated the No. 10 Stouffville Spirit 8-6 in Stouffville Sunday to stretch their unbeaten streak to eight games.
Leamington (36-6-2-1) lost 3-1 to the No. 5 Milton Menace (30-11-0-3) on Friday in Milton to snap its winning streak at 11 games.
The defending OJHL and national champion Collingwood Blues (33-9-2-1) are ranked third. The Blues were in second place in the OJHL West entering play today, six points back of Leamington.
The No. 4 Toronto Jr. Canadiens (33-8-0-3) trail Trenton by seven points for the lead in the OJHL East.
The OJHL Power Rankings for the week of Jan. 29, 2025:
- Trenton Golden Hawks (2)
- Leamington Flyers (1)
- Collingwood Blues (4)
- Toronto Jr. Canadiens (3)
- Milton Menace (6)
- Haliburton County Huskies (5)
- Wellington Dukes (8)
- Toronto Patriots (9)
- Burlington Cougars (NR)
- Stouffville Spirit (7)
(Last week’s rankings in brackets)
Head coaches from across the 24-team OJHL take part in a weekly poll to determine the top 10 teams listed in the Power Rankings. The league is releasing the rankings every Wednesday during its OJ All Access Podcast.
Coaches are asked to vote for their top 10 each week, based on “teams’ overall strength, game outcomes (scores and performance) and other key indicators of success including recent play against top teams and the record of the week.” The results are tabulated by the OJHL’s Hockey Operations department.
The OJ All Access Podcast is available every Wednesday at 6 p.m. on platforms, including the OJHL’s Facebook, X and Instagram accounts, plus Twitch and Spotify. Host Alex Bastyovanszky and guests from across the league “talk everything OJHL” during the podcast. Bastyovanszky is a veteran junior hockey TV host/producer/videographer.
About the OJHL – “League of Choice”
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is the largest Junior ‘A’ league operating under the auspices of the Canadian Junior Hockey League with 24 member clubs. The OJHL is the home of the 2024 Centennial Cup champion Collingwood Blues. A proud member of the CJHL and Ontario Hockey Association, the OJHL was originally named the Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League and it was formed out of the Central Junior ‘B’ Hockey League in 1993-94. With a long and storied history of developing players for the next level, including U SPORTS, the NCAA, CHL, minor pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL has had more than 80 commitments already this season.
